The code book : the science of secrecy from ancient Egypt to quantum cryptography
Simon Singh (Author)
Simon Singh offers in this book a sweeping view of the subject of encryption as well as its more dramatic effects on the outcome of wars, monarchies, and individual lives. The history of the Beale Cipher, which was created in the early 19th-century to help hide treasure, is included
Print Book, English, 1999
Fourth Estate, London, 1999